University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Senior People Services (HR) Advisor

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Job summary

Elevate your HR career with us. Join our People Services Team as a Senior Advisor and make a difference in a dynamic environment. We're on the lookout for an experienced and knowledgeable HR professional to become an integral part of our People Services Team. If you're enthusiastic, proactive, and have a passion for continuous improvement, we want you on our team.The Opportunity:As a Senior Advisor in our team, you'll have the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, delivering an Employee Relations Advice service to a large and complex organisation. You will develop your HR skills alongside a dedicated group of professionals. This is the perfect role for a self-motivated, well-organised individual ready to take the next step in their HR career.Your Role:Collaborative Excellence: Join forces with our HR professionals to create a responsive and high-quality advisory service. Your insights and expertise will be valued as you contribute to the team's success.Decision-Making Prowess: Showcase your problem solving and decision-making skills as well as critical thinking abilities as you engage with staff at all levels, senior managers, and external organisations.Communication Mastery: Effective communication and interpersonal skills are key in this role. You'll be liaising with various stakeholders, making connections, and driving ER initiatives forward to improve the ER experience for both managers and employees.

Main duties of the job

This role will be aligned to our Cancer, Diagnostics, and Clinical Support Services Division.

Key aspects of the role include:

Providing a consistent, responsive, high quality employee relations advisory and support service to managers and staff within the Trust.
Overseeing and supporting a range of complex and sensitive employment matters including but not limited to organisational change, disciplinary, concerns resolution, and capability.
Influencing leaders within the division and supporting with strategic change. to improve service delivery.
Provide an expert and up to date knowledge to all colleagues on HR policies and procedures, NHS Terms and Conditions of Service and employment law processes as applicable and ensuring appropriate signposting and support.

Closing date of applications - 04 July 2024

Interview date - 19 July 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Date posted

21 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

32-TWS-1651

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent level of training and experience.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in a HR advisory role.
Recent experience of managing a variety of complex ER case load.
Experience of policy formulation and review considering current employment legislation.
Demonstrable experience of designing and delivering management training/briefing sessions
Experience of managing change and TUPE

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of employment law, ACAS Code of Practice and recent practical experience of its application.
Understanding of employee relations processes such as disciplinary, grievance, capability and dignity at work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent level of training and experience.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in a HR advisory role.
Recent experience of managing a variety of complex ER case load.
Experience of policy formulation and review considering current employment legislation.
Demonstrable experience of designing and delivering management training/briefing sessions
Experience of managing change and TUPE

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of employment law, ACAS Code of Practice and recent practical experience of its application.
Understanding of employee relations processes such as disciplinary, grievance, capability and dignity at work.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)